Word: berlusconis
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...week, which were classic Collodi. Benigni used to be applauded as a scourge of the Italian establishment, but many of his fans are now starting to wonder whether the impish director isn't forgetting out of what wood he was carved. Once an arch tormentor of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - who has ofttimes been satirized with a nose of Pinocchian proportions - Benigni now says that whatever his failings as a statesman, Berlusconi is "a bloody good businessman." Could this have anything to do with the fact that Berlusconi's Medusa Group is distributing Pinocchio in Italy? Then, after Benigni restricted...
...industrial formula is all too familiar: a northern business magnate learns to leverage his economic power to make the wheels in Rome turn in his favor. And with the government providing a shield - from both competitors and economic downturns - the richest in the land grow ever richer. Silvio Berlusconi comes first to most minds, having multiplied his real-estate earnings into unprecedented wealth in the 1980s after a sweet government deal helped him launch his private media empire. Sixteen months after he moved into the Prime Minister's office, Berlusconi quietly remains Italy's wealthiest man. But long before Berlusconi...
...week, which were classic Collodi. Benigni used to be applauded as a scourge of the Italian establishment, but many of his fans are now starting to wonder whether the impish director isn't forgetting out of what wood he was carved. Once an arch tormentor of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - who has ofttimes been satirized with a nose of Pinocchian proportions - Benigni now says that whatever his failings as a statesman, Berlusconi is "a bloody good businessman." Could this have anything to do with the fact that Berlusconi's Medusa Group is distributing Pinocchio in Italy? Then, after Benigni restricted...
...tough on crime'' talk, Silvio Berlusconi's overhaul of Italy's justice system is remarkably sensitive to defendants' rights. The billionaire Prime Minister has pushed through new laws that ease penalties on fraud cases and require judges to toss out evidence gathered abroad if it has been mishandled along the way. This week, the lower house of Parliament will begin debate on a Berlusconi-backed "change of venue" bill that would give the accused wide latitude to request moving a trial to a new jurisdiction if he suspects judges are biased. Is Berlusconi a closet bleeding heart for the plight...
...Italy, the center-right government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in a running feud with the Commission over how to interpret rules requiring budgetary discipline for countries in the euro zone. Those rules, outlined in the E.U.'s Stability and Growth Pact, are proving to be a major obstacle for the Italian government as it tries to implement campaign pledges for income and corporate tax relief...